This is what counts, nothing like Roar, Heart, Mariners etc. Have you heard some of the MLS sides lol.

I would like to see West or Western in the name.

Places the size of Melbourne, Brisbane, Western Sydney and Sydney need to average 10K+ just due to their population size.

Will we have a nyl and w-league team in next season?

On the attendances issue: If WS don't win at home regularly, then the crowds will struggle. In fact all teams should be going all out to win at home. One of the lessons the AFL learned with Brisbane Bears and Sydney Swans is that winning is everything. The A-league can learn from this.

The only rumours I have heard are the Harvey Norman ones. Heard nothing official, just on a few sites.

How long do people think it should be until the FFA release the name, logo and maybe the first staff?

So Bleiberg described that a theoretical squad should compose of:



And be the 'blue collar' team.

What do people make of this?

So Bleiberg described that a theoretical squad should compose of:



And be the 'blue collar' team.

What do people make of this?

A western Sydney team will become the competition's 10th side from next season after Football Federation Australia (FFA) confirmed on Wednesday it would bankroll the team to replace fallen Gold Coast United.

Despite the boost of an $8 million government funding package, FFA faces a big challenge in getting the club ready in time for the next campaign, likely starting in October.

But A-League chief Lyall Gorman, touted as a potential candidate for chief executive of the new club, said FFA was not starting from scratch and was building on work already done during an earlier failed western Sydney bid and previous submissions.

He said FFA would begin engaging with the community from next week, with "town hall" style meetings to be held in areas including Bankstown, Penrith, Mount Druitt, Blacktown and Parramatta to seek suggestions over the new club's direction and details such as its name, logo and colours.

Also high on the agenda will be discussions about the value of the franchise signing a marquee player.

"We're not going to try and buy Israel Folau off GWS but the question will be clearly asked in these forums over the next couple of weeks about the merits of a marquee player," Gorman told AAP.

"We've seen some very successful clubs built without marquee players in the A-League ... I was involved with one before with the [Central Coast] Mariners.

"Is it a compelling part of the mix, though? We've got to ask our fan base that."

While the likes of Dwight Yorke, Robbie Fowler and more recently Brett Emerton and Harry Kewell have been signed as marquee players to great effect, Gorman said he did not think it would be essential in starting up western Sydney.

"My personal view is you don't have to build a club around a big-name player, although I also think they can add tremendous value," Gorman said.

"But it's not a must and it's a market-to-market proposition.

"In terms of what do the fans want to see, clearly they want to see success on the field.

"But to build a strong, sustainable, viable club, you've got to build those core values and cultures that fans relate to emotionally, regardless of whether you win or lose on the field all the time.

"That's the careful balance you've got to have."

Gorman said he had "not even considered" the prospect of changing roles to become the new club's chief executive, despite his experience as former Mariners executive chairman making him an obvious candidate.

He said FFA's phones had been running hot with interest from potential coaches and players, and while there was an element of urgency to the recruitment process, it would not be rushed.

With FFA confirming on Thursday Gold Coast would not be represented in the league next season, Gorman said it was possible some of United's out-of-contract players, such as captain Michael Thwaite, could see western Sydney as a potential venue for next season.

"It's another option to pursue," Gorman said.

7. Where will the players come from?
Harry Kewell, from Smithfield, has been ruled out as a marquee signing despite having an out-clause in his deal with Melbourne Victory, but Brett Emerton, from Macquarie Fields, could make a surprise switch from the Sky Blues. There will be no shortage of former western suburbs juniors keen to return to their roots, while there are a host of players from local NSW Premier League clubs ready and able to step up as ''squaddies'' - among them David Vrankovic and Mitchell Long (Bonnyrigg White Eagles), Jared Lum, Steve Hayes, Luka Glavas, Tom Mijic and Ante Tomic (Sydney United), Travis Major and Daniel Bragg (Blacktown City), Jamie McMaster, Chris Nunes and Nahuel Arrarte (Marconi Stallions), and Kwabena Appiah-Kubi (Parramatta FC). The FFA also owns the contracts of four Gold Coast United players for next season - Ben Halloran, Jake Barker-Daish, Golgol Mebrahtu and Josh Brillante.


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The only rumours I have heard are the Harvey Norman ones. Heard nothing official, just on a few sites.

I'm assuming WS will get Thwaite and Halloran?
That's the picks of the litter from GCU and is a good start. Shame Traore went to Victory, he would have been a fan favourite for WS.
Otherwise need a great judge of talent in there to spot some good foreigners, some young talent, maybe some hidden gems in the NSL and to make sure they only get the quality scraps from other A-league teams. A good season on the pitch is vital and will determine how the first few years of the club will be in which the club will be defined. Hopefully the FFA know this and spend BIIIIIIG on management staff.

Is Halloran one of those who are owned by the FFA? He'll go to WS then.